# mend vs mere

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mend
*verb · IPA /mɛnd/ · frequency rank #18,888*
To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).

### mere
*adjective · IPA /mɪə̯/ · frequency rank #5,812*
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mend-vs-mere